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hundred-peons · 10-10-2003, 10:23 PM

This coincides with the theory of relativity.

The scissors closing speed is relative to the pivot point, not to the fact that the scissors are going the speed of light.

The tips of the scissors travel a farther distance in the same amount of time, thus they are moving faster.

This would be hard to calculate as scissors traditionally overlap, and are not an exact "V"

I'd have to search through a calc book to find a fitting equation to calculate the actual speed of the blades closer to the pivot.

10-10-2003, 10:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
hundred-peons Upright	This coincides with the theory of relativity. The scissors closing speed is relative to the pivot point, not to the fact that the scissors are going the speed of light. The tips of the scissors travel a farther distance in the same amount of time, thus they are moving faster. This would be hard to calculate as scissors traditionally overlap, and are not an exact "V" I'd have to search through a calc book to find a fitting equation to calculate the actual speed of the blades closer to the pivot. Last edited by hundred-peons; 10-10-2003 at 10:40 PM..